How Ozzie Smith's Stolen Bases Compares to Similar Players

Ozzie Smith totaled 580 career Stolen Bases, well above the league average of 37.3 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Stolen Bases season came in 1980, posting 57, well above the league average of 4.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1995 at 4, near the league average of 4.1 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Stolen Bases total went from 21 in 1993 to 4 in 1995 and 7 in 1996, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Stolen Bases profile — ranging from 4 to 57 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Ozzie Smith Lifetime Stolen Bases and Similar Stats

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Ozzie Smith Stolen Bases Per Season

Ozzie Smith's Stolen Bases for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SS, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Ozzie Smith Stolen Bases per season line chart

Ozzie Smith Stolen Bases by Team

Ozzie Smith's career Stolen Bases totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ozzie Smith career Stolen Bases by team bar chart

Ozzie Smith Cumulative Stolen Bases — Career Progression

A running total of Ozzie Smith's career Stolen Bases, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Ozzie Smith Stolen Bases year-over-year waterfall chart

Ozzie Smith Stolen Bases Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ozzie Smith's seasonal Stolen Bases alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Ozzie Smith Stolen Bases distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ozzie Smith Stolen Bases — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ozzie Smith's MLB career with Stolen Bases alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Ozzie Smith Stolen Bases season-by-season breakdown table